Two arrested for passing fake $100 bills in West Bridgewater

The pair were arrested after police received reports of them trying to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at CVS in West Bridgewater.

Tom Relihan The Enterprise TMRelihan_ENT

BRIDGEWATER – A Boston man and woman were arrested in Bridgewater Thursday night after they allegedly tried to pass counterfeit $100 bills.

Garfield Anthony Thomas, 32, of Boston, was charged with larceny under $250 by false pretense, possessing counterfeit bills, conspiracy and uttering a counterfeit note. Jocelyn Vasquez, 31, of Roxbury, was charged with possessing counterfeit notes, conspiracy, larceny under $250 by false pretense and uttering a counterfeit note after police received reports of them trying to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at CVS in West Bridgewater.

West Bridgewater police issued a be-on-the-lookout order for the pair and their silver Nissan Altima heading down Route 28, according to police logs.

The car was located in the parking lot of Home Depot on Pleasant Street and the pair was seen walking into the store.

Police watched as they made a purchase with a $100 bill, and the pair was detained outside the store as Bridgewater Police confirmed that the serial number on the $100 bill used at Home Depot matched the serial number on the bill used at the CVS, according to a Bridgewater Police press release.

After officers arrested the pair, they found 42 more counterfeit $100 bills in their possession.

The case remains under investigation by the Bridgewater Police Department and the Counterfeit Division of the U.S. Secret Service.

The suspects were held pending arraignment in Brockton District Court.